“To put it mildly, nothing can be turned and worn inside out with great...” — Joseph Brodsky Quote

“To put it mildly, nothing can be turned and worn inside out with greater ease than one's notion of social justice, public conscience, a better future, etc.”

“Yevtushenko is a high member of his country's establishment, and he lies terribly about the United States to his Russian readers.”

“Because civilizations are finite, in the life of each of them there comes a moment when the center ceases to hold. What keeps them at such times from disintegration is not legions but language.”

“The key to the future in an aging society is not found in increasing just our life span; we need to increase our health span at the same time.”

“I grew up in a working class family. People thought I might go work at a mill. My mom wanted me to learn how to lay carpet because she was concerned about my future. Nobody had high hopes for me. But I was a hustler.”

“Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them at a future time.”